Subjective experiences of creative work after negative feedback

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-36

  Svensson, Nina ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Creativity; Evaluation apprehension; Interviews; Negative feedback; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912038837     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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